Friday Funny 05-15/20 (Coffee, Sew, Wine, or is that Whine?)

My life.

The bimini is installed, not quite done, but up, and fitted. In addition, the starboard side curtain is zipped in, also not quite done, but fitted. I'm waiting to do final adjustments until I have all important pieces in place, like the bimini, both side curtains, and the dodger. We got the Makrolon windshield this week in UPS, so that will mean the dodger is next, especially since we may have a couple of days without rain, except that the dinghy doesn't have a cover yet either, and it needs protection from the sun. Decisions, decisions...

At one time, I thought I might do canvas work for profit, but now I have changed my mind. 

• I don't have the room to sew.
• I don't have the room to store sewing materials, and supplies
• I don't ever want to do this again.

What a mess!

Since the previous owners advised the old canvas enclosure was made in 2007, and had never been taken off, I'm totally okay with doing it that way again. I'm not sewing a new enclosure, not even in 13 years.

A lump.

Gus had to try out the new bimini, he's the lump as we try to stretch it out over the bars. Big help buddy!

As chief QC officer, he's making sure the curtain fabric is up to his standards.

We've been enjoying the recent spate of warm weather, it's good to be able to work out in the sunshine, but bad, because we're working out in the sunshine, not cruising.

Hmmm, brown, burgundy, tan, hopefully at some point it will all match, to keep my spirits up, and my motivation going, I envision it in my mind.

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Friday Funny 05-01/2020 (Gus Gets a Snootful)

Gus wisdom.

During this process of creating the new bimini, we have discovered that Gus likes new plastic/vinyl. See that black strip he is sitting on, it's a chafe guard material called "Shelter-Rite" that we purchased through Sailrite. It's used in areas that may receive a high amount of rubbing by something else, and it protects the Sunbrella material from that chafe. It will be sewn onto the leading edge of both the dodger, and bimini.

I unrolled it out on the pilothouse floor to measure and cut. 

sniff sniff

hmmmm

I love it!

Gus rolled in it from one side to the other, so it was covered in hair, and he was purring so much, that he drooled kitty spit all over it. Ugh. Bill called him a huffer from the pungent plastic smell that Gus seemed to love.

I put a scrap piece on the settee, and Gus was so worn out, he curled up there, and went right to sleep.

Don't disturb me.

This became his favorite place to sleep.

He is so enamored of this stuff that he can't help but assist everytime I work with the same roll of material...

Gus was much chagrinned when I had to roll up the parts I cut out to move to the sewing station:

However the plastic smell went away, and the vinyl lost it glamor. Gus is back to normal, off of his "high". 

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